Jharkhand CID has arrested Sameer Kumar in connection with alleged irregularities in the JSSC-CGL 2023 exam, taking total arrests to nine. The probe follows protests and the government’s decision to cancel several recruitment tests, though the Jharkhand High Court stayed the cancellation.

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested one more person in connection with alleged irregularities in a recruitment examination, an official said on Monday.

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With the latest apprehension, a total of nine people have been arrested by the agency since August 18 in connection with alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Graduate Level Combined Competitive Examination-2023 conducted by the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) in 2024.

"In connection with the JSSC-CGL competitive examination, Sameer Kumar, a resident of Bengabad in Giridih district, has been arrested," the CID said in a statement on Sunday night.